Social Worker Sharing

Imposter syndrome is something that we hear a lot about in Social Work. I have heard people talk about it at all levels of their career. I wrote about it briefly when I finished my ASYE in one of my earlier blogs but I was reminded of it recently when I was chairing a meeting for someone else finishing their ASYE. It reminded me of when I had newly finished my ASYE and felt that way. It is crazy to me to think that was almost 3 years ago and that I have been qualified for 5.5 years. I was still feeling it in that meeting because it is the first of that type I have ever chaired and when someone at the start of their journey said it my initial reaction was to respond that we all feel that way even when we have been qualified for many years. I have heard senior managers talk about feeling that way as well as lecturers. I am sure that people in other careers feel the same too. It can be really hard to see yourself as a professional if you don't feel like it matches you in your p...